The Culture Code: Generative AI, Data, and Societal Futures

Generative AI technologies are transforming cultural production, creative practices, and societal narratives at an unprecedented scale. While these systems offer new opportunities for democratizing access to cultural resources and enabling innovative forms of expression, they also raise critical concerns around bias, representation, sustainability, and ethics. This event, part of the AI Futures of Culture and Memory WASP-HS research cluster and funded by the VR networking project The Culture Code: Developing Deep Sustainable AI, brings together scholars, practitioners, and artists to examine the societal impact of deep generative models.

The program will feature research seminars, expert panels, and artistic performances, creating a unique space for interdisciplinary dialogue and creative exploration. Topics include synthetic data, cultural bias, and representational politics, alongside reflections on how generative AI reshapes notions of authorship, creativity, and historical consciousness. The event aims to foster collaboration toward designing inclusive and ecologically responsible AI systems that support sustainable cultural futures.

See the event page for more info about the program.